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Harry Kang

Evaluator · DISC type dsc
Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Percona
📍 United Kingdom

Harry Kang is a senior talent acquisition leader with over 16 years of experience building global recruitment strategies for top technology companies like Percona, Elastic, and SAS. Colleagues describe him as committed, conscientious, and exemplary. He holds recent certifications in Generative AI for HR, showcasing his forward-thinking approach.

Outside of his professional life, Harry is known to be a passionate football fan. This interest was highlighted by a colleague who noted his ability to perform exceptionally well under pressure, a trait he brings from his personal interests into his professional responsibilities.

Interestingly, a colleague once humorously noted that unlike his football team, Harry consistently performs at his best when the pressure is highest.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Global Head of Talent Acquisition
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Harry shows up

Hard To Convince
Quality Focused
Fast But Analytical

They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service

Priorities

Topics Harry cares about

Remote-First TA
As the Global Head of TA for the remote-first company Percona, he actively discusses and builds strategies for sourcing and hiring in a fully remote environment.
Generative AI in HR
Holds recent certifications in applying Generative AI to HR, signaling a strong interest in leveraging emerging technologies to innovate recruitment processes.
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Career

Work history

8-2022
Global Head of Talent Acquisition
Percona
5-2022 - 8-2022
Interim Head of Talent Acquisition (EMEA)
Micro Focus
10-2021 - 4-2022
Director Talent Acquisition
Elastic
11-2017 - 10-2021
Director of Talent Acquisition -EMEA
SAS
10-2013 - 11-2017
Senior Manager Talent Acquisition - EMEA
Pivotal Software, Inc.
In the press

Media appearances

Leadership Team - Percona - The Org. Featured in The Org
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Education
1994 - 1998
Education details unavailable
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Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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